Vehicle-gear.



LESTER E. HICKOK, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO,

.ASSIGNOE OF ONE-HALF TO THE CLEVE- LAND HARDWARE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND,OHIO.

VEHICLE-GEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

Application filed October 2, 1 909. Serial No. 520,640.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER E. HIoKoK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Gears, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to vehicle-gears and in particular to an improvedaxle-yoke and king bolt socket, and also to the same in combination withother elements of the gear.

The invention consists in certain novel-r tics of construction andcombinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The accompanying drawing illustrates one complete example of thephysical embodiment of the invention and a modification of the yoke andsocket, constructed according to the best modes I have so far devisedfor the practical. application of the ninciple.

Figure 1. is a front view in elevation of the central portion of anaxle, axle-bed, and head block with my improvements applied inconnection therewith. Fig. 2 is a rear view of Fig. 1, in elevation.Fig. 3 is a section of Fig. 2 on line 33. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof a modified form of the yoke and king bolt socket.

Referring to the several figures, the numeral 1 designates the axle; 2,the axlebcd; 3, the head-block; 4, the reach having a tenon fittingwithin a mortise in the head block; 5, a D-plate or semi-circle providedwith a perforated rear lug 6 and a hole at the center of thesemi-circle, the said D- plate being secured to the under surface of thehead block by screws or in any other suitable way; 7, a reach braceperforated at the ends; 8, a bolt passed through a hole in the D-plate,a hole in the head block, and a perforation at the end of thereach-brace 7 and a nut applied to the bolt, as shown; 9, a boltsecuring the brace 7 to the reach; 10, a king-bolt brace and yoke, therear end thereof being perforated and secured to the reach by a threadedbolt 11 passed through the same and the end of the reach brace andreach, and a nut applied, the central part thereof perforated at 12 toreceive a king bolt, and the front perforated end secured to the D-plateor semi-circle by a bolt 13, as shown; 14:, the lower fifth-wheel plateor member having a rear perforated lug 15 in line with the lug 6, andseats 16 at the end i to receive the clips 17 which secure the plate tothe top surface of the axle bed; 18, the axle yoke and king bolt socketconsisting of a forging having a seat 19 to frictionally engage thelower surface of the axle, a lip or flange 20 to bear against the frontsurface of the axle, a perforated socket 21 to receive the king bolt,and two perforated lugs or wings 22, 22, to receive bolts 23, which passthrough the said lugs; the axle or axle I bed and a washer or washers 24at the front surface of the bed; 25, nuts applied to the threaded endsof the bolts; and 26 is the threaded king bolt which is passed through ahole in the reach, the perforated lugs at the rear edges of thefifth-wheel elements or members, the socket 21 and the hole in the InFig. 4 the perforated king bolt socket is of less length than that shownby the other figures, and when this form is used the lugs 6 and 15 maybe provided with interlocking means in any well known way.

From the drawing and description it will be clear that .I have provideda very simple yoke and socket which is securely held in position withoutthe use of a separate clip at the front surface of the axle, thussimplifying the construction.

Vhat I claim is:

1. The combination in a vehicle gear having a perforated top fifth wheelmember, an axle, and a reach, of an integral axle yoke and king boltsocket provided with a seat engaging the lower surface of the axle, alip engaging the front surface of the axle, and a perforated socket toreceive a king bolt said socket engaging the rear surface of the axle; aperforated brace secured to the reach and passed under the socket andaxle; a threaded king bolt passed through the perforation in the topfifth wheel member, the perforation in the socket, and the perforationin the brace; and a nut on the king bolt.

2. The combination in a vehicle gear having a perforated top fifth wheelmember, an axle, a reach, and an axle bed, of an integral axle yoke andking bolt socket having a 1 seat engaging the lower surface of the axle,a lip engaging the front surface of the axle, a perforated socket toreceive a king bolt, and two perforated wings; a perforated bracesecured to the reach and passed under the socket and axle; bolts passedthrough the wings of the socket and the axle bed; and a king bolt passedthrough the perfora tion in the top fifth wheel member, the socket, andthe brace and provided with a nut, thus uniting the parts.

3. The combination in a vehicle gear, of fifth-wheel members each havinga perforated lug at its rear edge; a perforated brace; an integral yokeand socket having a seat engaging the lower surface of the axle, aflange or lip engaging the front lower surface of the axle and aperforated socket with its top end passed through the perfora tions inthe lugs of the fifth-wheel members; and a king bolt and nut, said kingbolt passing through the perforations in the lugs of the fifth wheelmembers, the socket, and the brace.

4. The combination in a vehicle gear, of

fifth-wheel members each having a perforated lug; a perforated brace; anintegral yoke and socket having a seat, a flange or lip, two perforatedwings or lugs, and a perforated socket with its top end passed throughthe perforations in the lugs of the fifth-wheel members; and a king boltuniting the several parts; the said integral yoke and socket beingapplied so the seat therein engages the lower surface of the axle andthe lip engages the front lower surface of the axle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

lVILLIAM LAVINGNA, DISRAELI ALs'roN.

